Back by popular demand! After a hugely successful show last year, Kingston’s own band, The Celtic Kitchen Party, are back for two shows. Come kick off our 2019 season with one of the best Celtic/East Coast bands around. Last year’s show sold out with a long waiting list!

A young, hot shot entrepreneur turns up dead on the set of TV’s hottest business show. Detective Carumbo shows up to solve the case. Which one of the Dragon’s did it? Get your tickets to find out!

Your 4-course meal includes: appetizers at your table, wide array of salads, choice of chicken or beef with potatoes and vegetables and dessert selection. Coffee and tea is included. Cash bar. Our delicious lunches and dinners are served buffet style, but the comedy is served right to your table!

Based on the beloved story by Robert Munsch has been adapted into an engaging musical by Joe Slabe. This production, full of singing and live music will bring the cherished story of a feisty princess and ridiculous dragon to life for ages 3 and up.

Campbellford District High School’s (CDHS) music groups, among the very best in Canada, are back for their annual benefit concert – a show that has raised more than $20,000 over the years to support the Campbellford Memorial Hospital.The evening will feature amazing singers and musicians on tunes by artists ranging from Michael Jackson and Aretha Franklin to Bruno Mars, Lukas Graham, and Busty and the Bass.

A comedic look at the frustrations, perils, and yes, even joys, of aging. Brilliant blues songs underscore the hilarious stand-up/storytelling/confessional about how it becomes a slippery slope once the senior’s discount kicks in! Kim Pollard provides a bluesy and soulful sound to underscore the action. Fun fact: Deborah and Kim grew up in Napanee!

DARK AND STORMY NIGHT – YOUNG COMPANY
March Break Show
Friday, March 8 to Saturday, March 16 Main StageAll tickets $16 *Plus HST. Price includes ticket fee.

A Young Company “Pick Your Plot” show. An expensive hockey card goes missing and Detective Sam Diamond is on the case. The search for the card takes everyone on an adventure through back alleys, flea markets and sport shows. How does it all end? Well… that’s up to you!

From the internationally acclaimed Buddy Holly Story direct from British Columbia, Vancouver Island native Zachary Stevenson has played the starring role as Buddy Holly in over 12 different productions across North America. With his own unique performing style, humour and an impressive repertoire of knowledge about Buddy, Zachary will leave you captivated and entertained throughout the entire performance.Come out and enjoy a stroll down memory lane to all of the top hits of Buddy Holly including That’ll Be The Day, Peggy Sue, Maybe Baby and Oh Boy!

So you think you can’t dance? Well, let SFT favourites Debbie Collins and J.P. Baldwin teach you some steps! Couples can learn the basics of ballroom dancing in a fun atmosphere with two talented teachers. Waltz over to the theatre and get your tickets. Don’t Paso Doble up this chance to dance! Space is limited and we know this event will sell out!

The World Famous Gregory Popovich is a fifth-generation Russian circus performer who learned early on how to develop strong bonds with animals. Popovich Comedy Pet Theater has been voted “Best family show in Las Vegas” and were finalists on America’s Got Talent! This show – a unique blend of comedy and world-champion juggling – features an amazing cast of house cats, dogs, parrots and even geese and mice! Popovich has rescued the animals from shelters all over the U.S. and transformed them into Las Vegas stars, using positive reinforcement and working with the animals’ natural abilities to create a fun, one-of-a-kind show.

Relive some of your favourite music from the Motown era (Jackson 5, Aretha Franklin, Diana Ross) to Disco (Elton John, KC & The Sunshine Band) and Classic Rock (The Eagles, Neil Diamond, Elvis Presley). This tribute show features cast members of Belleville’s For The Love of a Song, with 7-time international award winner, singer/songwriter Andrew Martin performing hits from the 60s and 70s. Sing along and relive some of the best decades in music!

The upper Eugene Burrell Hall will be converted to an old mansion and your group will become police detectives. When you enter, you will find a body. In order to escape, you need to figure out three things: Who did it? In what room? With what weapon? Come join in on this unique experience…if you dare!

Come see Stirling’s own funny man, Dave Bush, in this hilarious comedy event. This multi-talented musician and jokester is making quite a name for himself and has been a starring attraction at the Havelock Country Jamboree. For added excitement, Dave’s Stand Up, Stirling show will be a live recording for a future CD!

Stirling’s own Tebworth Brothers play a hometown show! Teenagers Marshal and Wyatt are already seasoned veterans of the Bluegrass scene and have been playing most of their lives. The Tebworths are three generations on stage with Dad (Rob) on upright bass and Poppa (Doug) on guitar. Join us for some local entertainment with a down home feel!

As a young actress attempts to “become” her hero, Carol Burnett, she explores singing her songs, relating Ms Burnett’s wonderful stories and even re-enacts some of her most famous sketches. Full of laughter, zany characters, music, dance and storytelling!

Your 4-course meal includes: appetizers at your table, wide array of salads, roast beef and another entrée choice with potatoes, vegetables and dessert selection. Coffee and tea is included. Cash bar. Seating is at tables of 8. Our delicious lunches and dinners are served buffet style, but the comedy is served right to your table!

The Rob Donaldson Band, one of the hottest country acts in Canadian Country Music, is playing a hometown concert. These up and coming local favourites have played the Havelock Jamboree and have opened for Cold Creek Country. The opening act is another up and coming local favourite, Dustin Bird. The Rob Donaldson Band is proud of their roots and will have you stomping your boots!

Unleash your inner creativity and ‘Get Your Paint Party On!’ Learn from a professional artist in a relaxed and fun atmosphere. Sip wine, socialize with friends and just be creative. Hang your work of art on the wall when you get home.

The popular festival – Front Porch Shenanigans – that has talented, local musicians playing on porches and in other venues all over town – runs this year from May 23 – 26. On the final day, come close out a great weekend of entertainment at the Stirling Theatre featuring acts from Saturday’s porch performances. House band: Heartland Country. Artists: Dustin Bird, Robyn Scott, Angie Austin, Steve Smith, Casey Garlick, Penny Scaife, John Milner and Adam Gibson.

Long Range Hustle has a recent sell-out debut at the Neat Coffee Shop in Burnstown, ON. Best to grab your tickets for their Stirling show b before they’re all gone!

If you’re new to a Long Range Hustle show, it only takes a minute to feel how their contagious energy connects with everyone in the room. From a sweat-soaked club to a breezy festival stage, Long Range Hustle brings their warm infectious melodies, driving rhythms and gorgeous harmonies, in spades.

The 2019 release of their new album, Town, brings the dawn of a new chapter for LRH. A recording session at The Bathouse Studio near Kingston, Ontario with acclaimed Scottish producer and mixer, Tony Doogan (Belle & Sebastian, Wintersleep, Snow Patrol) brings about a refined and evolved sound for the band.

This 8-piece Peterborough band is dedicated to presenting the hits of the 1950s and 1960s as they should be played! Their strong vocals and authentic instrumentation make them your best choice for those who love the hits from Elvis Presley, Buddy Holly, Ricky Nelson and more…!

This audience-interactive performance stars the amazing Will Chalmers, who truly captures the look, voice and excitement of Neil Diamond in concert. His performance chronicles Diamond’s amazing career, from his earliest hits as a songwriter in New York to his musical peak in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Song highlights include: Solitary Man, Cracklin’ Rosie, Kentucky Woman, You Don’t Bring Me Flowers, I’m a Believer and, of course, Sweet Caroline!

STIRLING SILVER SCREEN FILM FESTIVAL
Friday, June 21 & Saturday, June 22 7:30 pm Main StageTickets $15 per evening or $20 for both evenings *Plus HST. Price includes ticket fee.

The first annual Stirling Silver Screen Film Festival, showcasing films from all over the world, is coming to Stirling! Each night showcases the works of professional and emerging filmmakers from around the world with a collection of original content and regional debuts. Come catch this amazing opportunity to see unique films and stay for the after party in the upper Eugene Burrell Hall and meet professionals in the film industry.

THEATRE CAMP – JULYMonday, July 1 to Friday, July 5 9 am – 4pm daily Burrell Hall / Main Stage
One week/5 days $200 *Plus HST. A completed registration package must accompany payment.What do you do with your 8-12 year old theatre-lover before they head back to school in the Fall? Sign them up for SFT’s fun-filled week of Theatre Camp! Each day is filled with song, dance and improvisation as well as trips to the park, winding up with a Friday ‘Family and Friends Showcase’ on the Main Stage. Fun fact: Many SFT Young Company members started right here – in our Theatre Camps!

STAND UP, STIRLING – WITH DAN CURTIS THOMPSONSaturday, July 13 8 pm Burrell HallAll tickets $24 *Plus HST. Price includes ticket fee.
After two consecutive years of increasingly popular and raucous comedy nights, SFT’s Burrell Hall will once again be transformed into a comedy club, hosted by Panto favourite, Dan Curtis Thompson. Headliner is Neil Séguin with comedians James Elias Island (the Duke of Dorque in 2018’s Panto ‘Princess and the Pea’), Nour Hadidi and Drew Grey. Show up ready to laugh!

There is a ton of musical talent in Stirling and the surrounding area and we want to feature them here at the Stirling Theatre. The Stirling M.I.L.L. (Musical Instrument Lending Library), built on grassroots involvement and participation and volunteer contributions, lends musical instruments to local residents. A portion of ticket sales will go to support the Stirling M.I.L.L. and if you donate an instrument you will receive a free ticket. Some of our local youth who have benefited from the program will also perform!

Based on the successful movie, this musical was a smash hit on Broadway! Here in Stirling, all of your favourite creatures will be live on stage: Shrek, Donkey, Fiona, Pinocchio and many, many more. You will want to see this musical featuring the incredibly talented SFT Young Company performers.

THEATRE CAMP – AUGUST
Monday, August 26 to Friday, August 30 9 am – 4pm daily Burrell Hall / Main Stage
One week/5 days $200 *Plus HST. A completed registration package must accompany payment.What do you do with your 8-12 year old theatre-lover before they head back to school in the Fall? Sign them up for SFT’s fun-filled week of Theatre Camp! Each day is filled with song, dance and improvisation as well as trips to the park, winding up with a Friday ‘Family and Friends Showcase’ on the Main Stage. Fun fact: Many SFT Young Company members started right here – in our Theatre Camps!

The band recreates not just a show, but a full-fledged Journey concert with exciting audience interaction! Riccardo Curzi will mesmerize you with unmatched vocal prowess and emotionally charged renditions that will make you swear you are hearing Steve Perry himself. Paul Mulley’s ripping solos will help you appreciate Neal Schon’s earth shattering guitar moxie once again.

This highly interactive mind reading show will be unique and unforgettable. Buzz Collin, from Rock 107’s The Morning Buzz, has performed his act all over North America and has been a featured entertainer in Las Vegas. We can read your mind and we know you’ll want to come!

WE WALK THE LINE – A TRIBUTE TO JOHNNY CASH
Saturday, September 28 7 pm Main StageTickets Members $38 Seniors (65+) $40 Non-Members $42 *Plus HST. Price includes ticket fee.

This hit after hit show is a true Johnny Cash experience that celebrates the music and life of ‘The Man In Black’ and his fun loving wife, June Carter. This concert covers the entire career of Johnny Cash from the 1950s at Sun Records to 2003 and includes Johnny’s biggest hits – Ring of Fire, Boy Named Sue, I Walk the Line, Folsom Prison Blues, Hurt and the famous duet with June Carter, Jackson.

Come celebrate Mamma Mia Soppressta’s daughter’s wedding. Laugh, eat, dance, eat and laugh some more! Did you get enough to eat? Featuring Sal Figliomeni (from four previous Pantos) as well as other memorable SFT actors. This interactive dinner theatre will feature music, comedy and a wedding. Come have a laugh and something to eat because… “You’re looking so thin!”

Your 4-course meal includes: appetizers at your table, wide array of salads, roast beef and another entrée choice with potatoes, vegetables and dessert selection. Coffee and tea is included. Cash bar. Seating is at tables of 8. Our delicious lunches and dinners are served buffet style, but the comedy is served right to your table!

ALL CHOIRED UP! – YOUNG COMPANY
Thursday, October 17 to Saturday, October 26 Main Stage
by Ken MacDougall & Kieren MacMillan

All tickets $16 *Plus HST. Price includes ticket fee.

Another world premiere here at the Stirling Festival Theatre! This funny and moving show will explore the world of competitive choirs with a cross-town rivalry, a punk rocker with a golden voice and some beautiful choral music sung by our talented Young Company members. With a mix of original songs and well-known standards, this show is sure to be a crowd-pleaser.

For the first time ever, Pete Paquette, Canada’s premier and renowned Elvis tribute artist, leaves behind his blue suede shoes and takes the stage in this new and exciting show. One night only, join Pete and his band, The Rockin’ Royals Showband, for a night of music celebrating the hit songs of the 50s, 60s and 70s.

Back by popular demand… It will be a raucous night as our upper Burrell Hall is once again transformed into a comedy club. Show up ready to laugh as we feature some of the finest stand-up female comedians in the country today. Stay tuned for the line-up!

Mother Goose brings back J.P. Baldwin as our Dame in the title role! Mother Goose is a writer and she has run out of ideas and calls on her Fairy Tale and Nursery Rhyme friends to help her. Come see if Mother can get her Goose back. Don’t miss this show or ‘your goose is cooked’!

Relaxed Family Show: Sat, December 14 2 pm Main Stage
A ‘relaxed performance’ is a special performance that is designed to welcome audience members who will benefit from a calmer sensory experience and a more casual environment. These patrons include, but are not limited to, individuals with an autism spectrum condition, a sensory processing disorder or a learning disability. For more information, Click here.